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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-0878

high Nessus Plugin ID 282668

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Sandbox escape due to incorrect boundary conditions in the Graphics: CanvasWebGL component. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 147 and Firefox ESR < 140.7. (CVE-2026-0878)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-0878

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0878

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 282668

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_0878.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/13/2026

Updated: 1/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-0878

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox-flatpak, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-flatpak, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:firefox-esr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-x11, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-0878